Writing for in Cardiovascular Medicine? This template gives you a submission-ready structure—sections, abstract, and references—so you focus on the research, not the formatting.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 25 July, 2026
Submitting to in Cardiovascular Medicine goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the in Cardiovascular Medicine guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to in Cardiovascular Medicine. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the in Cardiovascular Medicine journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the in Cardiovascular Medicine guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the in Cardiovascular Medicine guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the Frontiers submission system.
| Element | CM requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Structured abstract required (e.g., IMRAD format for Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Mini Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Perspective, Clinical Trial, Case Report, Community Case Study, Classification, Curriculum Instruction and Pedagogy, Brief Research Report, Technology and Code, Study Protocol). Abstract should be no longer than a single paragraph. For the specific structure of the abstract, authors must follow the requirements of the article type. For clinical trial articles, include the unique identifier and the URL of the publicly accessible website on which the trial is registered. Policy Brief requires abstract up to 125 words in bullet point format. General Commentary, Opinion, Correction, Editorial, and Addendum article types: abstract requirements not specified in the guide. Minimize the use of abbreviations and do not cite references, figures or tables in the abstract. |
| Main text | Section order and length per article type |
| Declarations | Ethics, competing interests, funding, data as required |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 5-8 keywords required (minimum of five and a maximum of eight). Author-provided (not editor-assigned). Authors should pick keywords using a mix of generic and more specific terms on the article subject(s). MeSH terms not required. Authors are advised to include a few keywords in the title, use the maximum amount of keywords in the first two sentences of the abstract, and use some keywords in level 1 headings. |
| References | Vancouver (numbered) style. In-text citations should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text and identified by Arabic numerals in parentheses. Reference list should include the names of the first six authors followed by et al. and the DOI (when available). Given names of authors should be abbreviated to initials. The reference list should only include articles that are published or accepted for publication. |
| Peer review | Single-anonymized (also described as single-blind). Frontiers operates a single-anonymized model during the review process, where reviewers know who the authors are but authors do not initially know reviewer identities. This enables reviewers to offer a full assessment within the context of the research and to avoid any potential competing interests. Frontiers discloses the names of all endorsing reviewers upon publication for every article published, reflecting their transparent and collaborative approach to peer review. |
| Submission | frontiersin.org |
Read the in Cardiovascular Medicine guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to in Cardiovascular Medicine in under a page.
Skim two or three recent CM papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the in Cardiovascular Medicine journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the in Cardiovascular Medicine guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the Frontiers submission system.